Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:29 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:22 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,097 residentsin the Helmsley & Ampleforth census areaMedian age 52.53,115 households66% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C856 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGoodhams Daledale · under a mileHowl Daledale · under a mileCow Hillhill · under a mileWykeham Dale Hillhill · 1.1 miMiddle Slackvalley · 1.0 miMarr Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeckett Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202026 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202542 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,511 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Monicas Hospital12 miGP surgeryHelmsley Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyHelmsley Pharmacy2.0 miDentistHelmsley Smiles Limited2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNawton Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 90 pupils1.3 miSecondaryRyedale Schoolages 11-16, 698 pupils1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME24 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA38 miRailway stationMalton13 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough24 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO62 postcode district.
